Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-21
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

1
The Sacramento river had last evening
risen to 10 fee. IL inches.
! 1t appears to be expected that the City
Trustees will this morning elect various
city officers.
The cinderella " troupe came down
from Marysville and Gridley yesterday, en-
route to Stockton.
f; A slide north of Dunsmuir delayed the
arrival of the passenger train from Mon
| tague about two hours yesterday afternoon.
| The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature Saturday and Yesterday was
go and 400 and 10 and 49o, with fresh
northerly winds and clear weather during
each day.
The canvassing committee appointed at
a meeting held last Thursday evening to
make arrangements for spring racing
meeting, has met with good success in
gaining subscriptions.
The Board of Supervisors will hold a
special meeting this morning to issue pro-
clamation for the constitutional amend
ment election next month. designate poll
ng-places, and appoint officers of election.
A large number of employees of the State
Printing Office and Bindery were laid off"
Saturday evening. There is plenty of work
on hand, but a scarcity of funds to complete
the present fiscal year, which ends with
June.
Assistant General Superintendent Pratt,
of the Southern Pacific Company, and
other officials, returned yesterday by spe-
cial train, from trip of inspection to the
+" front" of the California and Oregon
Railroad.
On Saturday the prosecution in the muir
der case of the People VS.. ]. +. De Azevado,
at Woodland, announced that they rested,
and the matter was then continued until
tomorrow morning, when the defense Will
begin introducing testimony.
Union Lodge, No. q, A. o. U. w. ap-
pointed committee Saturday evening to
ascertain how many members of the Order
would join in an excursion to Marysville
on the evening of the 2Sth inst, and to ar
range for train to convey them there.
E. Burrell, who was recently held to
answer at Gait on charge of grand larceny,
made bold effort to escape from the Gala
boose in that town. He built fire in one
end of the cell at night and burned hole
almost large enough for him to crawl
through.
So far very little evidence has been Sc
cured upon which to hold any or all of the
five men arrested last Friday, at Gridley,
on suspicion of their being the murderers
of John kasson, who was found dead near
Florin. There is some circumstantial evil
dence against them, but nothing conclusive.
Mrs W. T. Crowell, a popular and ex-
perienced teacher of one of the public
schools of Sacramento, and lady highly
esteemed by large circle of friends, is re-
ported to be very seriously i'll at San Fran
cisco, to which place she went recently for
the benefit of her health, and it is feared
she cannot recover.
Mike Bennett, who was arrested some
time ago on suspicion of his having bur-
glarized the residence of Win. ]. Davis,
but was acquitted when the case came up
Tor trial, was arrested yesterday by officer
wager on charge of grand larceny, he
being accused of having taken 81 from the
pockets of VIM. Kerwin in Second street
dance-hall, Saturday night.
The Sixty-eighth Anniversary Commit
tee of the /. @. o. F., met yesterday after
officers: P. L. Plat, President, W. A.
Stephenson, Secretary; L. B. Berke. Treas
urer. The following were appointed a
Committee on Grounds and Transports
ton E. Ellis, G. B. Dean. H. f. G. Wultf,
H. F. Dillman and w. S. Cakes.
John Lewis and Elizabeth K. Rochan, Of
Sacramento county, were married at Wood
land last Saturday by Justice of the
Peace. These are said 10 be the parties
who on the previous day failed to get a
license at the County Clerks office in this
city, because Of the young lady being only
IA years of age. At Woodland the age of
Is was given when the license was OBJ
tanned, while her husbands age is 80.
In Department Two of the Superior
Cour Saturday, the amicable case of Bishop
Manogue against the members of st. Rose
Church and congregation, Archbishop Rior-
dan and all Others to formally quiet title
to the property on the northeast corner of
Seventh and K streets, preparatory to its
sale to the United States Government as
the site of Postoffice, etc., was taken up,
and the required order made. Also, an
order authorizing the sale of the property
The Snag- boat Seller, which has been re-
ceiving thorough overhauling at the
marine ways on the Yolo side of the river,
was launched Saturday afternoon, and the
Varuna will probable be hauled out next.
1t is said that the Seller will go up the Sac
ramento river in few days, to lift the
Butte City bridge out of the stream and de-
post it on the bank, when the amount OF
damage it has sustained will be ascertained.
Probably it will be reconstructed during
the coming summer.